Work & Labour in Pakistan

1,198 indicators covering work & labour for Pakistan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 5.0% 2025 up 76.8% 91st
Female unemployment rate 6.9% 2025 up 12.9% 74th
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 28.8% 2025 up 7.8% 63rd
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 27.0% 2025 down 16.3% 68th
Share of male vs. female employment in services 44.2% 2025 up 7.8% 134th
Employment rate, men vs. women 76.2% 2025 down 0.7% 31st
Employment rate 49.5% 2025 down 1.3% 145th
Youth unemployment rate 9.6% 2025 up 43.6% 119th
Population by labor force status 92.50 million people 2025 up 9.8% 4th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 34.58 2025 down 0.7% 60th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 1,481 Persons 2022 up 70.5% 18th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 2,276 Persons 2022 up 30.3% 13th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 1.3% 2020 down 18.4% 55th
Female labor force by age 285,318 people 2024 down 11.9% 35th
Labor force participation rate by age 43.3% 2024 up 7.9% 77th
Female labor force participation rate by age 21.7% 2024 up 7.9% 148th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 9.5% 2024 up 135.0% 123rd
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.0218 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.8% 12th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0012 units per square kilometre 2023 up 67.5% 93rd
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 4.77 units per square kilometre 2023 up 24.9% 34th
Employment by status 42.8% 2024 up 7.6% 138th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 42.8% 2024 up 7.6% 138th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0415 units per square kilometre 2023 up 220.0% 94th
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0415 units per square kilometre 2023 up 220.0% 93rd
Employment 77,642 2025 up 40.5% 7th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth 69.89 % change on previous year 2021 up 4,859.5% 1st
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate 69.89 % change on previous year 2021 up 4,859.5% 1st
Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate 69.89 % change on previous year 2021 up 4,859.5% 1st
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 0.3% 2025 down 89.1% 151st
Unemployment with basic education 6.3% 2025 up 188.3% 71st
Unemployment with basic education, male 5.7% 2025 up 187.2% 70th
Unemployment with intermediate education 9.9% 2025 up 61.5% 29th
Unemployment with basic education, female 9.8% 2025 up 146.8% 44th
Unemployment with advanced education 11.1% 2025 down 33.8% 17th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 19.1% 2025 down 10.8% 13th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 4.83 2024 up 9.5% 32nd
Level of national compliance with labor rights 4.83 score 2024 up 9.5% 32nd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 28.5% 2025 down 6.2% 16th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 8.1% 2025 up 79.3% 30th
Labor force with basic education, female 23.4% 2025 up 56.6% 94th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 45.4% 2025 down 15.3% 3rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 13.1% 2025 up 77.3% 55th
Labor force with basic education, male 81.9% 2025 up 8.0% 8th
Labor force with basic education 58.3% 2025 up 12.1% 37th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 22.2% 2025 up 94.6% 120th
Labor force with intermediate education, male 74.9% 2025 up 4.9% 57th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 53.7% 2025 up 13.4% 112th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 6.8% 2025 down 29.8% 25th
Labor force with advanced education, male 87.0% 2025 down 3.4% 28th
Labor force with advanced education 68.4% 2025 down 0.9% 112th
Labor force with advanced education, female 42.1% 2025 up 7.6% 122nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 25.4% 2025 up 11.6% 160th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 76.6% 2025 down 1.1% 31st
Unemployment with advanced education, female 23.9% 2025 down 40.6% 8th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 51.5% 2025 up 2.6% 135th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 39.8% 2025 up 5.8% 58th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 57.6% 2025 up 2.2% 18th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 20.2% 2025 up 8.2% 113th
Part time employment, female 68.8% 2021 down 2.2% 4th
Part time employment, male 13.2% 2021 down 18.5% 60th